ded by the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP). The problem with the data is, until the early 90’s there were minimal standards for researching, testing, or approving agricultural pesticides. The data the maps were based on are only a few years old. In fact, the cancer maps are based on a four-year spread, 1990 – 1993 and 1995 (no data was available for 1994). The data was collected through solicitation from state to state. In return the states provided estimates on cropland and not on non-cropland, such as non-commercial pesticide usage. The 1992 Census of Agriculture Report noted, “for some states there were no published surveys or expert opinions from field specialists…pesticide use profiles were assumed to be the same as an adjacent state”. The report further concluded the data was sufficient “in spite of the limitations…the data would provide a useful overview of the regional patterns of pesticide use based on distributions of crops and the associated intensity of use by compound”. With the Food Quality Protection Act, projects now have a standard for researching, testing, or approving agricultural pesticides. Many organizations have dedicated efforts in regulating the use of pesticides. This paper has defined the term pesticide, and identified possible health effects which carcinogenic pesticides induce in the human body. This paper has differentiated the many organizations and laws that regulate pesticides. Last but not least, this paper has also introduced the many ways the EPA, and other assisting organizations efforts to preserve a strict regulation of pesticide usage....
